Jota debuted with scorer when Liverpool won the maximum match – VG

The Portuguese, who arrived from Wolves, replaced Sadio Mané ten minutes before the end of regulation time. At the time, Liverpool were leading 2-1, and could hardly have had a better start in life as a Liverpool player. After abusing a good opportunity, he took over the second try and threw the ball into goal, to wild cheers.

– It’s an incredible feeling. I just wish it happened with full bleachers. But the most important thing, of course, was to win, says Jota in an interview that was shown on TV 2 after the game.

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Jota became the 13th Liverpool player to score in his Premier League debut for the club, and followed in the footsteps of Sadio Mané, who also made his Liverpool debut, scoring, against Arsenal.

– I’m happy for him. It fits our way of playing very well, says Jürgen Klopp after the win.

Jota’s 3-1 ensured Liverpool could relax further in the final minutes and extend their incredible series at Anfield: the reigning league champions have not lost a league game at home since April 2017. They have played 61 games at home. home in the league without a loss. . The previous loss was to Crystal Palace, in a match that ended 1-2.

Only Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino participated in today’s edition of Liverpool. (Trent Alexander-Arnold started that game on the bench, but was substituted in the second half.)

Messy start

Jürgen Klopp’s men went on the offensive in the usual way, but after a couple of great chances, including a shot off the crossbar from the ever-offensive Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool hit one on the wood.

Alexander-Arnold’s colleague Andy Robertson had to clear the ball completely without pressure. Instead, he kicked the ball directly to Alexandre Lacazette, who was like this alone with the Alisson plug. Lacazette did not get a clean shot on the ball, but Alisson was unable to move his legs and the ball bounced in an arc over him and into the goal.

But Liverpool did not take more than 147 seconds to respond. Mohamed Salah fought in front of Kieran Tierney on the right, slicing inside and finishing with his venomous left leg. The shot was stopped by Bernd Leno, but the lap ended up in the legs of Sadio Mané, who got an easy job putting the tie.

Mané has become a nightmare for the Gunners, at least at Anfield. He has scored in four of the last five home games against Arsenal.

Could have received marching orders

However, perhaps the Senegalese had a bit of luck who had the opportunity to get the ball into the goal: at the start of the game he could have been sent off. After just a few seconds of play, he dodged Hector Bellerin from behind, but escaped short. A few moments later, he was standing with his elbow to Kieran Tierney’s face.

Mané could easily have received the red card, but he only received the yellow one.

– It’s such a closed red card. He does it on purpose, was the verdict of TV 2 pundit and former Premier League pro Brede Hangeland.

But Mané kept playing and became a major contributor to Liverpool’s restructuring operation. The same was the man who spoiled it at 0-1.

Robertson made up for it when he scored 2-1 for Liverpool. Post King Alexander-Arnold found Robertson at the back post, and the shot put the ball gracefully before it flipped it onto Leno.

Under cut

The deals between Liverpool and Arsenal have had a habit of being scorer-type. An average of 4.8 goals have been scored in the previous ten meetings between the teams, and when we were served three goals in ten minutes in the first half, it was long overdue for another goal-rich affair. It could also have been quick.

Both Lacazette and Mané had several opportunities to put more. The weak endings and the good goal of Alisson and Leno, however, ensured that naked It was four goals this time.

Liverpool are now one of three Premier League teams with a full pot after the first three games of the season. The other two are Leicester, who humiliated Manchester City on Sunday, and Merseyside rival Everton.

– It’s still early in the season, but an achievement like this is like “Wow,” says Klopp satisfied after the game.

Arsenal, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat of the season, and the fear of the “top six” clubs continues: Arsenal have played 28 away games against the other top teams without winning. It’s 2080 days (!) Since the last time.

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